Proverbs 8:16:5Prov.8.16.W5TAB
כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי
kolshofte
“all judges of”
- Transliteration
- KOL-shof-TE
- Extended
- KAAL-shohf-TEE
- IPA
- /ˈkɔl.ʃɔfˈṭeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- all judges of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
KOL-shof-TE
- phraseyour reading level
KOL-shof-TE TSE-dek
- clause
u-ne-di-VIM KOL-shof-TE TSE-dek
- sentence
BI sa-RIM ya-SO-ru u-ne-di-VIM KOL-shof-TE TSE-dek
Exegesis
The construct expression kol-shoptei {כָּל־שֹׁפְטֵי | kol-šō-p̄ə-ṯê} ‘all judges of’ links directly to tsedek {צֶדֶק | ṣê-ḏeq} ‘justice’, highlighting that these judges exercise their authority in right order and underscoring the moral dimension of righteous leadership.
Root and etymology
sh-p-tshin–pe–tav
“to judge”
In context — Proverbs 8:16
By me princes govern, and nobles, all the judges who judge righteously .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:16, so the Hebrew word כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי (kolshofte) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.8.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.16.W5.S1) and character.